Bibliography on Brain Science and Juveniles
Tuscaloosa Bar Association Juvenile Bar Committee, Tuscaloosa, AL
Prof. Jenny E. Carroll, May 15, 2015
jcarroll@law.ua.edu
The Cases
Johnson v. Texas, 509 U.S. 350, 368 (1993)
Roper v. Simmons, 543 U.S. 551 (2005)
Graham v. Florida, 560 U.S. 48 (2010)
Miller v. Alabama, 132 S. Ct. 2455 (2012)
J.D.B. v. North Carolina, 131 S. Ct. 2394 (2011)
The Articles
Jenny E. Carroll, Brain Science and the Theory of Juvenile Mens Rea, 64 N.C. L. REV. ___
(forthcoming 2016); available at: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2603647
M. ZUCKERMAN, SENSATION SEEKING: BEYOND THE OPTIMAL LEVEL OF AROUSAL (1979)
Catherine Lewis, How Adolescents Approach Decisions: Changes Over Grades Seven to
Twelve and Policy Implications, 52 CHILD DEV. 538 (1981)
Anita Greene, Future-Time Perspective in Adolescence, 15 J. YOUTH & ADOLESCENCE 99
(1986)
Jeffrey Arnett, Reckless Behavior in Adolescence: A Developmental Perspective, 12
DEVELOPMENTAL REV. 339 (1992)
Elizabeth S. Scott, et al., Evaluating Adolescent Decision-Making in Legal Contexts, 19
LAW AND HUM. BEHAV. 221 (1995)
Laurence Steinberg & Elizabeth Cauffman, Maturity in Judgment in Adolescence:
Psychosocial Factors in Adolescent Decision Making, 20 L. & HUM. BEHAV. 249 (1996)
Jay N. Giedd et al., Brain Development During Childhood and Adolescence: A
Longitudinal MRI Study, 2 NATURE NEUROSCIENCE 861 (1999)
Elizabeth Sowell et al., In Vivo Evidence for Post-Adolescent Brain Maturation in
Frontal and Striatal Regions, 2 NATURE NEUROSCIENCE 859 (1999)
Elizabeth S. Scott, The Legal Construction of Adolescence, 29 HOFSTRA L. REV. 547
(2000)
Laurence Steinberg & Robert G. Schwartz, Developmental Psychology Goes to Court, in
YOUTH ON TRIAL 9 (Thomas Grisso & Robert G. Schwartz eds., 2000)
Laurence Steinberg & Elizabeth S. Scott, Less Guilty by Reason of Adolescence, 58 AM.
PSYCHOLOGIST 1009 (2003)
Elizabeth S. Scott & Laurence Steinberg, Blaming Youth, 81 TEX. L. REV. 799, 801
(2003), available at: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=332080
Kevin W. Saunders, A Disconnect Between Law and Neuroscience: Modern Brain
Science, Media Influences, and Juvenile Justice, Utah L. Rev. 695 (2005), available at:
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=815244
B.J. Casey, et al., The Adolescent Brain, 1124 ANNALS N.Y. ACAD. SCI. 111 (2008)
Charles A. Nelson III et al., Neural Bases of Cognitive Development, in CHILD &
ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT 19, 24-25 (William Damon & Richard M. Lerner eds.,
2008)
Christopher Slobogin & Mark R. Fondacaro, Juvenile Justice: The Fourth Option, 95
IOWA L. REV. 1 (2009), available at:
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1504251
Terry A. Maroney, The False Promise of Adolescent Brain Science in Juvenile Justice, 85
NOTRE DAME L. REV. 89 (2009), available at:
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1405367
Emily Buss, What the Law Should (and Should Not) Learn from Child Development
Research, 38 HOFSTRA L. REV. 13 (2009),
Terry A. Maroney, Adolescent Brain Science After Graham v. Florida, 86 NOTRE DAME
L. REV. 765 (2011), available at:
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1680113
Marsha L. Levick and Elizabeth-Ann Tierney, The United States Supreme Court
Adopts a Reasonable Juvenile Standard in J.D.B. v. North Carolina for Purposes of the
Miranda Custody Analysis: Can a More Reasoned Justice System for Juveniles Be Far
Behind?, 47 HARV. C.R.-C.L. L. REV. 501 (2012)
B.J. Casey, The Teenage Brian: An Overview, 22 CURRENT DIRECTIONS IN
PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE 80 (2013)
B.J. Casey & Kristina Caudle, The Teenage Brain: Self Control, 22 CURRENT
DIRECTIONS IN PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE 82 (2013)
Adriana Galvan, The Teenage Brain: Sensitivity to Rewards, 22 CURRENT DIRECTIONS IN
PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE 88 (2013)
Beatriz Luna, David J. Paulsen, Aarthi Padanabhan & Charles Geir, The Teenage Brain:
Cognitive Control and Motivation, 22 CURRENT DIRECTION IN PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE
94 (2013)
Dustin Albert, Jason Chein & Laurence Steinberg, The Teenage Brain: Peer Influences
on Adolescent Decision Making, 22 CURRENT DIRECTIONS IN PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE
114 (2013)
Leah H. Somerville, The Teenage Brain: Sensitivity to Social Evaluation, 22 CURRENT
DIRECTIONS IN PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE 121 (2013)
Richard J. Bonnie & Elizabeth S. Scott, The Teenage Brain: Adolescent Brain Research
and the Law, 22 CURRENT DIRECTIONS IN PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE 158 (2013)